Soft snow conditions and warm weather caused organizers to cancel todays training run in Bormio. Tomorrow was to be the men's downhill and the first day of competition at the World Cup Finals, however FIS rules stipulate that there must be at least one training run before a race can be held. As a result the Didier Cuche of Switzerland takes the Globe for the season's downhill title, edging Bode Miller by 5 points.The Bormio downhill looked to be three easy layups for Bode to overtake Cuche, as he won on the course earlier this season and has had success in Bormio in the past. We were obviously pulling for Bode, but being a Swiss based brand and skiing purists, we tip our hat to Cuche (not to mention that they both ski for HEAD).
Bode still maintains a healthy lead for the World Cup Overall title, 169 points ahead of Cuche and 264 points ahead of defending overall champion, Benni Raich of Austria with three races left. SG runs on Thursday, GS on Friday, and Slalom on Saturday.
There are still lots of points out there, and Bode's strategy of focusing on one race at a time will likely continue through the weekend. Our only hope is that it doesn't have to come down to a three point buzzer beater on Saturday afternoon.
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